Fidus is a global high-tech design firm headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design centres in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. We specialize in leading-edge electronic product development, with hardware, embedded software, FPGA/ASIC, and signal integrity teams working together to design and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.

Position Overview/Mandate

The Technical Manager, Software is primarily responsible for managing a diverse team of embedded software designers to ensure the delivery of high-quality, complexembedded systemsto meet our customer requirements. The rolerequires hands-on participation in the design and delivery of embedded systems firmware from time to time.

What You’ll Be Doing

Manage a team of 20+ embedded software designers and technical leads distributed across multiple sites to deliver high-quality embedded firmware solutions across a variety of client engagements

Actively engage with Sales and Business Development to promote team capabilities and support efforts to grow andmaintainhigh teamutilization

Provide pre-sales technical support to the business and sales teams on project scope, schedule, effort estimates, and deliverables

Collaborate with Resource Management toidentifyand assign designers for new projects based on customer and project requirements

Provide project support, manage project escalations, and deliver post-project technical support to customers

Define, coordinate, and champion software development processes within the team to support on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery

Collaborate with Sales, Technology group, and Partnerships teams to develop roadmaps for developing the team’s technical capabilities andinitiateinternal projects that prepare the team for future client engagements

Manage performance and career development of the team to foster growth and engagement, enabling Fidus to continue to attract andretaintop talent

Recruit and build a top-calibre team of embedded software designers to ensure high quality designs in providing solutions for our customers

Develop technical leaders within the team in alignment with organizational growth plans

Establish training and development plans to grow the team’s capabilities aligned with company objectives





Any other related duties as assigned

Who You Are

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Minimum 5 years’ experience in embedded Linux kernel environments, RTOS, or bare metal environments, with strong C programming skills; C++ and assembly experience an asset

Minimum 3 years direct people management experience including performance management, career development, and managing geographically distributed teams

Proven technical leadership experience — setting technical direction, leading geographically diverse project teams, and mentoring designers at all levels to deliver high-quality work

Experience in a consulting, skilled services, or client-delivery environment

Ability to clearly communicate design requirements,statusand issues with customers

Embraces AI as part of a modern engineering toolkit

Demonstrated success solving complex and ambiguous problems, with a solution-oriented mindset that guides the team toward a path forward

Understanding of the complete software design cycle, from requirement definition through to system integration and verification

Experience in HW/SW/FPGA integration and an understanding of digital hardware design

Deep understanding of low-level device drivers and bootloaders, and extensive experience in Yocto-based embedded Linux development with both user and kernel space software

Expertisein embedded software design, networking, communication, and video protocols

Demonstrated strength in object-oriented design and implementation

Experience with Xilinx or Altera FPGA SoCs, Xilinx SDK andPetaLinuxTools

Familiarity with TCL, Python, or other common scripting languages

Exhibitstrong communicationskills, are fluent in English, have great customer interaction presence, work well in a team, and quickly learnnew technologiesand processes.

This role is being posted to fill an existing vacancy

About Fidus & Why Work Here

Since 2001,



Fidus has completed over 4,000 projects for more than 400 customers across industries including Telecom/Datacom, Aerospace & Defence, Consumer, Semiconductors, Industrial/Automotive Controls, and Medical. As a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner for AMD North America, we combine deep technical expertise with industry-leading tools to solve complex design challenges.

Fidus designs high-speed, high-complexity electronic systems using emerging technologies, often well before they reach the broader market. Our teams work across FPGA/DSP, hardware, embedded software, verification, SI/PI, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal design to deliver real products for our customers.

Our work spans space and satellite systems, next-generation communications and networking, high-performance compute and storage platforms, advanced video and imaging, and industrial, medical, and automotive systems. We are not tied to a single product or industry—our work follows the technology, not just one roadmap.

At Fidus, collaboration is at the core of how we work. We value openness, trust, and shared ownership, and we create an environment where people are encouraged to contribute ideas, learn from one another, and have a meaningful impact through the work they do.

Curious what it’s actually like to work here? Take a look at our Working at Fidus page.

If all of this excites you, has your attention, and you can’t wait to join our amazing team and work environment, then we want to hear from you!

Fidus has a commitment to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process. Automated tools (including AI) support our initial screening of applicants against our job posting to identify candidates whose qualifications, experience, and skills align most closely with the position requirements. All further candidate assessments and final selection are conducted by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.

Thank you for your interest in Fidus. We welcome and encourage diverse candidates to apply. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Fidus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

📌 Technical Manager, Software (Kitchener)
🏢 Fidus Systems
📍 Kitchener